ISLANDS

On this album KG got as close to classical music as possible, especially it reflects on "Prelude". "Ladies of the road" is one of my favourites, for it represents a remarkable mixture of classics and a rock-n-roll song. "Letters" is a dramatic one, which produces a great impression by its lyrics (and it refers to the whole album, the sadder the fact, that it is the last work of Pete Sinfield with Crimso). The title song also sounds like a romance, but a modern one. Brilliant words, wonderful music, performed by talented musicians( Fripp, Collins and Tippett in particular).I dare say it is one of the key works of the early King Crimson. If you want some pleasant emotions, you should listen to it.